Laura García-Caro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García-Caro and the second or maternal family name is Lorenzo.

Laura García-Caro
Personal information
Full nameLaura García-Caro Lorenzo
Born (1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 29)
Lepe, Huelva, Spain
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field
Updated on 29 August 2015

Laura García-Caro Lorenzo (born 16 April 1995) is a female racewalker from Spain. She competed in the Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, finishing the 32nd.[1] She went viral during the 2024 European championship for starting to celebrate a bronze medal that she would lose in the last 5 metres of the race

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Spain
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 5th 10,000 m 47:17
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 4th 10,000 m 44:32
2015 European Race Walking Cup Murcia, Spain 10th 20 km 1:29:32
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 5th 20 km 1:31:52
World Championships Beijing, China 32nd 20 km 1:36:22
2016 Mediterranean U23 Championships Radès, Tunisia 1st 10,000 m 44:55
2017 European Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 3rd 20 km 1:29:57
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland – 20 km DQ
World Championships London, United Kingdom 9th 20 km 1:29:29
2018 World Race Walking Championships Taicang, China 14th 20 km 1:29:58
European Athletics Championships Berlin, Germany 6th 20 km 1:28:15
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 33rd 20 km 1:44:05
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 34th 20 km 1:37:48
2022 World Race Walking Championships Muscat, Oman 14th 35 km 2:52:10
Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 1st 10,000 m 43:33.72
World Championships Eugene, United States 6th 35 km 2:42:45
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 4th 20 km 1.28:48

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's 20 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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